Ensure your walking stick stopper isn’t worn Do gentle exercises Do some gardening Keep your legs strong Be careful with pets at night Keep the phone nearby Put away hoses Wear shoes with good soles Use hand railings Choose well-lit paths Have blown light bulbs replaced Don’t mix medicine and alcohol Play with grandchildren Store electrical cords out of the way Stand up often Remove rugs Use a bedside lamp Join an exercise class Take a mobile phone when out Take medicine as directed Remove or use double- sided tape on rugs Maintain a health weight Stay hydrated - drink water Consider personal emergency notification system Get some sunlight for Vitamin D Eat well to prevent falls Check on your neighbours Watch for uneven surfaces Have your eyes checked Ensure the floor is dry Get out of bed slowly - don’t rush Keep stairs clear Install grab bars in bathroom Sit down to get dressed Ensure your walking stick stopper isn’t worn Do gentle exercises Do some gardening Keep your legs strong Be careful with pets at night Keep the phone nearby Put away hoses Wear shoes with good soles Use hand railings Choose well-lit paths Have blown light bulbs replaced Don’t mix medicine and alcohol Play with grandchildren Store electrical cords out of the way Stand up often Remove rugs Use a bedside lamp Join an exercise class Take a mobile phone when out Take medicine as directed Remove or use double- sided tape on rugs Maintain a health weight Stay hydrated - drink water Consider personal emergency notification system Get some sunlight for Vitamin D Eat well to prevent falls Check on your neighbours Watch for uneven surfaces Have your eyes checked Ensure the floor is dry Get out of bed slowly - don’t rush Keep stairs clear Install grab bars in bathroom Sit down to get dressed
Falls - Call List
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
I-Ensure your walking stick stopper isn’t worn
G-Do gentle exercises
G-Do some gardening
G-Keep your legs strong
O-Be careful with pets at night
I-Keep the phone nearby
O-Put away hoses
B-Wear shoes with good soles
O-Use hand railings
O-Choose well-lit paths
I-Have blown light bulbs replaced
B-Don’t mix medicine and alcohol
G-Play with grandchildren
I-Store electrical cords out of the way
G-Stand up often
I-Remove rugs
I-Use a bedside lamp
G-Join an exercise class
O-Take a mobile phone when out
B-Take medicine as directed
O-Remove or use double-sided tape on rugs
N-Maintain a health weight
N-Stay hydrated - drink water
N-Consider personal emergency notification system
N-Get some sunlight for Vitamin D
N-Eat well to prevent falls
B-Check on your neighbours
O-Watch for uneven surfaces
B-Have your eyes checked
I-Ensure the floor is dry
B-Get out of bed slowly - don’t rush
G-Keep stairs clear
N-Install grab bars in bathroom
B-Sit down to get dressed